The Piano Lesson

play The Piano Lesson, Boy WIllie and his sister Berniece fight over what to do with the treasured Piano that was left to them by their late ancestors. Boy WIllie wants to sell the piano in order to buy Sutter's land. Berniece, on the other hand, is horrified at the idea of selling the piano because of it's importance to her family and her heritage. Wilson uses the land and the piano as a way to look back on the Charles's past and a source of conflict in his play The Piano Lesson. The piano is…

Katie, wanting to take piano lessons, offers Miss Tynmore an hour of cleaning in exchange for piano lessons. After much persuasion, Tynmore agrees, and Katie’s piano lessons commence. Tynmore tells the children to listen and watch, however they get distracted by a number of things. Francie stared cruely at the instructor's extravagant hat embellished with a bird on it. Later, told by her mother it is merely a mess of glue and feathers, Francie is scolded and told to stop staring. Francie can’t…

The Piano Lesson by August Wilson tells the story of two siblings and the piano that comes between them. The play explores the lives of an African American family years after slavery is outlawed. Its plot is driven by the two main characters arguing over how important it is to keep a piano that contains the legacy of a family. The play begins with Boy Willie visiting his sister, in the North, with the intention of selling the piano their father inherited them. His plan is to sell the piano…

In the book The Piano Lesson, written by August Wilson, the author uses characterization, symbolism and conflicts between races to create Boy Willie’s speech patterns and mannerisms. Boy Willie’s character the author recognizes the conflict between the black and white people that happened at that time. The only characterization that I could find for Boy Willie is that he is obnoxious and, “loud n’ proud” not bothering to be polite but his words have a hidden meaning. As part of Boy Willie’s…

from the past is The Piano Lesson by August Wilson. In August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, Bernice, struggles with her family’s slavery history, which reveals that not everyone’s past can reveal or prove the person they are today. Throughout The Piano Lesson, Bernice is constantly getting into arguments with her brother over a piano that is very important to each of them in a very different way. Bernice’s brother wants to sell the piano to help him get money he needs. This piano contains plenty of…

The Ghost Story of The Piano Lesson In the play The Piano Lesson, written by August Wilson, the story is filled with history and nightmare represented by a piano, once owned by James Sutter. Sutter, the ghost in the play, haunts Boy Willie’s family because his family now has possession of the piano. The piano remains at Berniece’s and Doakers house in Pittsburgh. Sutter has recently die and Boy Willie has a goal to sell the piano and buy Sutter’s land. Boy Willie wants his own farm so he can…

The central subject of The Piano Lesson by August Wilson is the conflict between Bernice and Boy Willie over the family piano. There are three major parts to the play that enhance the importance of the central subject. The first major part that the stage-play creates is Sutter’s ghost, which is present throughout the play. The second major part that the stage-play creates is the focus on the flashback of their African American History. The third major part is how Sutter’s ghost prevents Boy…

The Piano Lesson the fictional character’s represent the African American society at the time, and the larger problems they faced. Examples of social deterioration by Whites and reforms to introduce political inferiority are found throughout the book. August Wilson’s play, The Piano Lesson, exemplifies a lack of…

black community in The Piano Lesson by revealing the discriminatory practices targeting black people. The…

Unfortunately, Reconstruction did not stop racism, but it allowed education and the aid of charitable organizations to be provided to former slaves. The access to education and helpful organizations are illustrated in August Wilson’s play, The Piano Lesson, as his characters use these institutions to make economic progress. Wilson’s character Berniece wants…